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UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE;

LEONARD G. QUACKENBOSS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

*WINDOW-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part `of Letters Patent No. 591,935, dated October 19, 1897.

Application led March 25, 1897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD G. QUACKEN- Boss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Window-Boxes, (Case No. 7 of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming'a part of this specication.

My invention relates to adjustable window shelves or boxes for plants or other purpose. It has for its object the provision of an improved mounting for window boxes or shelves whereby the box may be disposed'at will upon the exterior of the window lor within the room, while at the same time the window may be completely closed with the windowbox in either of its positions.

Generally speaking, 'my invention comprises a track or tracks extending transversely across the sill, upon which the box is adapted to travel, the track or tracks being mounted pivotally or shiftingly,` so that when the box reaches either end of its travel, the .track may be rotated upon its pivot until it lies parallel with the edge of the sill, in which position of the track the window may be com- In the preferred form of my invention I provide two tracks, each having'two pivots located upon the sill, one pivot ofeacli track being located upon theinterior of the window-casing, while the other pivot of each track is located upon the exterior of the win-V dow-casing. Each track is constructed to engage its pivotsv simultaneously, in which position the box may travel in either direction. After the box has been placed upon the interior or exterior of the window, as desired, the tracks are rotated upon the interior or exterior pivots as the case may be, in which position they are out of the path of the descending sash. o

I have filed another application, Serial No. 610,708, filed October 31, 1896, which relates to the same class of devices as my present invention.

I will explain my invention more particularly by reference to the accompanying draw ings, in which* Figure 1 is a sectional View throughthe Serial No. 629,167. (No model.)

jambs of the window-casing, the box or shelf and the appertaining mechanism being shown in plan. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the track engaged by both of its pivots, the manner of rotating the track about either of its pivots being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of a portion of the window-casing, a track being indicated as rotated about its exterior pivot in position to permit of the window being closed. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig/1. Fig. 5 is a sectional View on line 5 5 of Fig. 1, with a box occupying an intermediate position. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, with the box occupying its innermost position. Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation of a modification o'f my invention.

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The box a is preferably employed for holding the plants and iiowers, but it is obvious that a shelf may be employed for the purpose.

Upon the bottom of the box I provide grooved runways b 5, eachv of which is provided with a marginal guardy c, the parts h and c thus forming an angular runway. Upon the'sill are provided grooved tracks cl d, each having a marginal guard e. The grooves in the runways h h are superimposed upon the grooves of the tracks CZ d. These groovesare rounded;

ABalls ff are conined in the grooves of the runways h h and tracks d d. Angle-plates d d' are mounted upon the'under surface of each of the tracks d d, these angle-plates being provided with slots cl2 clwhich are adapted to engage the pivots cl3 d3 upon the interior of the window-casing and pivots d4 d4 upon the exterior of the window-casing, these pivots being located upon the sill. Each of the pivots is provided with a head which prevents the vertical displacement of the tracks.

I mount lugs g g and g g upon the'jambs of the casing, lugs g g and g g being located, respectively, upon the interior and the exterior of the casing. Lugs g g and g g engage grooveways h 7L and h h, respectively, provided upon the ends of the box.

When it is desired to move the box in either direction, the tracks d d are brought to the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, 5, and 6, in which position both pivots of each track are en gagedv Ico ^ ways h h serve to further guide the box in its travel, and also to maintain the box in position.

It will be observed by reference to Fig. 5 that, when the box occupies an intermediate position in its travel, all of the lugs engage their runways, so that, as the box is moved back and forth, one set of lugs is guided into engagement with its runways before the other set is relieved of its engagement.

The marginal guards e e engage the sides of the runways b b, while the marginal guards c c engage the sides of the tracks d d. The

balls ff, interposed between the tracks and their complemental runways, serve to reduce or prevent frictional engagement between the l The balls f f also act as stops, which same. in conjunction with the lugs g g and g g limit thetravel of-the box.

After the box has been moved to the end of its travel-as, for instance, to the position shown in Fig. l-and it then should be desired to close the window, the tracks d d are rotated upon the exterior pivots d4 d4, the newly-ad j usted position of one of these tracks being shown in Fig. 3. Vhen the tracks occupy; these positions, the window may be readily closed. the Abox were atthe opposite end of its travel than that shown in Fig. l the tracks upon being rotated upon the pivots d3 cl3 would be in a position to permit of the closing of the window. When the tracks are rotated to the position shown in Fig. 3, the marginal guards e` e engage the ends of the runways Z9 b, while the contiguous ends of .the marginal guards c c engage the adjacent sides of the tracks d cl. This engagement of the marginal guards with the tracks and runways serves to maintain the window-box securely in position when the i window is closed.

In Fig. 7 I have shown the adaptation of my invention to window-frames inwhich sliding screens and window-shades are mounted. In order to use my invention in connection with such frames and at the same timenot interfere with the normal use of the screens and shades, I provide brackets `k', projecting from the casing, upon the ends whereof I mount the pivots vcl3 d4, respectively, said pivots being thus disposed a suiiicient distance without the planes of travelof the shade It will be apparent that if tion without departing from the spirit thereof, and I do not, therefore, desire to be limited to the precise construction shown; but',

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a window-casing, of a track or tracks provided therein, and a mounting for said track or tracks constructed to permit the rotation thereof about pivotal points located near the exterior and interior of the window-casing, whereby the track or tracks may be swung to occupy positions upon the interior or exterior of the windowcasing substantially parallel with the sashes and in either position permit of the complete closing of the window, and a window-box adapted to travel upon said track or tracks and to be supported thereby, substantiallyas described.

2. The combination with a window-casing, of a track or tracks provided therein, and a mounting for said track or tracks constructed to permit the placement thereof in positions substantially parallel with the window-sashes and either near the interior or exterior of the completely closed with the track or tracks in either position, and a window-box adapted to travel upon said track or tracks and to be supported thereby, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a window-casing, of tracks provided therein, two pivots located respectively near the interior and exterior of I window-casing, whereby the window may be the window-casing, provided in connection with each of said tracks, each of said tracks being adapted to rotate about either of its pivots and a window-box arranged to travel upon said tracks, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a window-casing, of tracks provided therein, two pivots located respectively near the interior and exterior of the window-casing and upon the sill provided in connection with each track, each of said tracks being adapted to rotate about each of its pivots and a window box arranged to travel upon said tracks, substantially as de'- scribed.

5. The combination with a window-casing, of tracks cl el provided with slotted angleplates d d', pivots cl3 d3 and d* CZ* adapted to engage said angle-plates, and a window-box arranged to travel upon said tracks, substantially as described.

6. The combination with awindow-casing, of grooved tracks cl d provi-ded therein, a window-box, grooved runways b b supported upon the .bottom of the box, and balls f f 125 dow-box, grooveways b b supported upon the bottom of the Window-box, marginal guards e e provided upon the tracks, marginal guards 15 c c provided upon the runways b b, balls ff engaging the grooves provided in said tracks and runways, substantially as described.

In Witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 17th day of March, A. D. 1897.

LEONARD G. QUACKENBOSS. lVitnesses: v

GEORGE L. GRAGG, JOHN W. SINCLAIR. 

